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colostomy

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-001920

An opening into the colon from the outside of the body. A colostomy provides a new path for waste material to leave the body after part of the colon has been removed.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-001920
FieldOncology and biomedicine
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-001920",
  "term": "colostomy",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "An opening into the colon from the outside of the body. A colostomy provides a new path for waste material to leave the body after part of the colon has been removed.",
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/colostomy/"
}

Record 5,120 of 17,721 in Oncology and biomedicine terminology (MLC-0111). Request the full dataset.